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Four bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the larger Bemborough Farm round barrow cemetery in Gloucestershire. The four barrows are typical bowl-shaped mounds characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in the region, likely dating to the second millennium BC. As components of a substantial barrow cemetery, they represent an important concentration of Bronze Age burial activity and contribute to understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Cotswolds during prehistory. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological significance and the information it preserves regarding Bronze Age mortuary customs.
Four bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm; forming part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008786. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the larger Bemborough Farm round barrow cemetery in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008786.
Four bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm; forming part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008786.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Notgrove long barrow (5.3 km), Two bowl barrows known as Hawling Downs round barrows, 610m north east of Slade Barn Farm (6 km), The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (6.3 km).
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Four bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm; forming part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemetery stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.